026 - Train Swamp

Your first goal is to get the cars from the shorter train to their assigned places.

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Hint #2

Move the red car marked 1 to the space on the far-right side of the upper track. After that, move all the white cars down to the lower track, and you'll be able to slide that first red car into its assigned spot

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Hint #3

Apply the method described in Hint Two to move the other cars, and you'll have those trains switched around in no time!

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Solution

Follow these steps in solve the puzzle in 20 moves. For simplicity, we'll refer to the cars with abbreviations like R1 to refer to red car #1, and W3 to refer to white car #3. Bolded moves denote that you've moved the piece to its final resting place.

R1 to top-right position

W1 to bottom-left position

W2 next to W1

W3 next to W3

W4 on top of W3

R1 to top-left position

W4 next to R1

W3 next to W4

W2 next to W3

R2 next top-right position

R3 next to R2

W1 to bottom-right position

R3 to bottom-left position

W2 next to W1

W3 next to W2

W4 next to W3

R2 next to R1

W4 top top-right position

R3 next to R2

W4 next to W3

When all pieces are in their proper place, the puzzle will automatically end.